{"id":2830,"date":"2018-01-03T11:39:54","date_gmt":"2018-01-03T11:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.endcorporalpunishment.net\/?page_id=2830"},"modified":"2018-06-04T12:04:52","modified_gmt":"2018-06-04T11:04:52","slug":"handbook-for-working-with-religious-communities-2015","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/endcorporalpunishment.org\/resources\/thematic-publications\/handbook-for-working-with-religious-communities-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Handbook for working with religious communities 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Handbook for working with religious communities 2015<\/h2>\n\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n
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Title<\/h4>

Ending corporal punishment of children \u2013 a handbook for working with religious communities<\/p>

Published by<\/h4>

Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children, Churches' Network for Non-violence (CNNV) & Save the Children Sweden<\/p>

Publication date<\/h4>

October 2015<\/p>

Type of publication<\/h4>

Manual<\/p>

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English, Spanish<\/p><\/div><\/section><\/div>

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This handbook is a revised, abridged version of\u00a0\u201cEnding corporal punishment of children-working with and within religious communities<\/a>\u201d\u00a0<\/em>(2011).\u00a0 It provides links to tools and resources for engaging with and enlisting the support of religious communities and faith-based institutions towards the prohibition and elimination of corporal punishment of children. It recognises the crucial role that religious communities play and seeks to broaden their involvement as active partners in the global movement towards achieving children\u2019s right to equal protection under the law.<\/span><\/p>

The handbook is based on the premises that the major world religions profess respect for the inherent dignity of every person including children and that the universal principles of compassion, justice, equality and non-violence are central to religious teachings. It recognises that there are those who use their religious faith to justify violence against children and looks at ways of changing attitudes. It includes:<\/span><\/p>